The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-24
The Glenn Bill Substitute.

1t is probable that all of the minority
who voted against the substitute passed by
the Senate for the Glenn bill did so be
cause they preferred the original bill, and
not because they were opposed to any law
preventing the co-education of the races.
On that subject the white people of
Georgia are a unit. The effect OF the Senates
substitute, if it is accepted by the House
and made a law, will probably be as great
in preventing the evil at which it is aimed
as would the Glenn bill, had it become a
law. If this shall prove to be true, then
the people will be satisfied with
the result, and gratitied that
no harsher measure was necessary. The
prevention of co-education of the races is
what is demanded, not the punishment of
anybody. 1t would be well, however, for
those who have set their hearts on breaking
down the distinction between the races, by
forcing them to associate intimately as
children, to learn that if mild measures
prove unavailing, harsher ones win be
resorted to. Indeed, however much the
teaching of Republicanism, which the st.
Louis Globe Democrat seems to think part
of the duty of the teacher of negroes, may
be thought outside the proper curriculum of
a school, it will not be interfered with
where the school is supported by resources
other than the States. The teachers may
make Republicans of their pupils if
they can and nobody will interfere, but
they will not be allowed to pull down white
children to their social level.
Mr.. Wright, of this district, made an
able speech i'll opposition to the substitute,
but we think he was mistaken when he as
sumed that the adoption of the
of the constitutional prohibition of the
co-education of the races. The purpose of
the substitute is to prevent co-educatior,
and it is an open question, which can only
be settled by experiment, whether the pen
alties which it provides for its violation will
not prove more etfectual than would those
of the Glenn bill For some reasons it is
easy to believe they will. The people
who are advocating co-education are, many
of them, fanatics who would jump at the
chance of martyrdom on the chain-gang, but
will hesitate to make a money sacrifice and
shut the door to the propagation through
their pupils of the leveling doctrines they
teach. Even fanatics can calculate
All that Mr.. Wright said as to the disas-
trous effects of the education of children in
schools common to both races is true To
allow it would be the beginning of the end
of our civilization. There is a firm deter
mination on the part of our people that
such beginning shall not be made, and the
only question is as to the best means to be
employed to that end. In the choice of the
means, that should be selected which will be
most effectual, without regard to the
punishment which win be inflicted
on violators of the law. 1t is no doubt an
noying to have a lot of people among us,
who consider themselves missionaries among
barbarians, trying to turn the long-estab-
lished relations of the races topsy turvy, but
it would not be wise to allow that annoy
ance to affect the laws we make to prevent
their purpose being carried into effect.